Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-06-29

in these managers and By the SLOT bering
of the horses or the accidental spilling
of water as they are drinking it becom-
es musty, there is no way to clean them
out except to lean over and scrape up
the litter with the hands, for there is
is not room to use broom or shovel.
Ny horse stalls are arranged crosswise
in the barn, 80 that the two rows stand
facing each other and eat from the same
manager. This manger is five feet wide,
and the floor Of it is Unmatched pine, so
smooth that a broom slides easily on it,
and the floor is not only raised about
foot above the horse floor level, so that
we can walk through it without STOPPING
and feed the horses on either side. Di-
rectly above the centre Of this manger
IS IAN opening through which hay is
dropped from the barn floor and this
opening is as long as. the manager. This
is not a trap door, and there Is no pos
sibiity of man or beast falling through
it, for the opening is under the edge Of
the haymow and covered by boards
leaned up against a nail tie three feet
above tho floor. The hay is pushed
through a perpendicular opening at tho
side Of the floor and drops directly
where it is wanted, and yet little space
in the bag is lost. Wesweep out the
manager from three to five times week,
and often find a bushel of dust and dirt
which has accumulated when we are
feeding corn fodder.
CHARCOAL FOR LAWNS. y
The black color of charcoal makes it
valuable as a top dressing for lawns in
early spring. 1t has some manurial
properties, all charcoal having some
potash, andwhen old it has also in adj
dition some ammonia that it has absor-
bed from tho air. It makes q pretty
sight to see bright green leaves of grass
springing up through the black surface
which thin dressing of charcoal makes.
The dark color absorbs and retains
the heat from the direct rays of the sun,
while later in the season the upspring-
ing grass covers the charcoal, which
then acts as a mulch, keeping the soil
beneath moist and cool.
THE FAMOUS HOLsTEM.
The owner of Clothilde, the famous
Holstein COW that won the prize for
largest daily butter yield at the New
York show, sends her milk record to
the Rural New Yorker to show
that she was not doing her best.
Commencing with May IL, and
leaving off the ounces, she gave IS
p ounds Of milk, next day &c, then "A,
80, 70, 81, 80 and on the 18th "a
pounds. On the 22d she gave SO
pounds 9 ounces, and probably she
has given 80 by this time. Clothildo
calved on April 20.
FARMERS RUBR1C FOR JUNE.
The farmer who spends the mosttime
behind the cultivator in June will have
the best outlook in July.
The war on insects should be made
now, so to kill them in their younger
stages. Every moth or miller Matched
becomes the parent of thousands.
Skim promptly, stir frequently, churn
often and pack soon. Soak the tub in
hot brine. Sell the first good chance.
These are good maxims for 1887
Hot red pepper tea is the newest
remedy for the cabbage worm. 1t is
sprinkled over the cabbage while the
tea is in nearly boiling condition.
Time spent in sharpening garden hoes
and tools is not lost. Fasten hoes in a
wise and use large flat file. This is
done quicker than sharpening OF
grindstone.
Discharge the man who, while work.
ing with the team is in the habit of
jerking and scolding the horses. If the
"boss,' himself is guilty of such prac-
tice his wife should take him in hand.
Insects and grass abound now and
any enterprising mother hen can cas-
lily provide half the food required to
support her family. Feed morning and
night and let the hen care for themthe
rest of the time.
Dat meal boiled and made into cruel
is excellent food for young calves. It
can be mixed with the milk. William
Crozier, a celebrated Long Island farm.
or, raises the best of calves, and oat-
meal is one of the principal foods.
Level culture is better than killing,
as it enables the cultivator and harrow
to be used with greater facility, while
the rain does not flow so rapidly, which
is very important matter during dry
seasons, when light showers occur only
at long intervals.
Where the surface of the soil .sbakes"
plenty of seed should be used and they
should be planted close together, as they
will assist each other to push through
after terminating. The surplus plants
can be thinned out after they shall be
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